Mr. Yong Ki CHO is a partner at D&A LLC who specializes in General Civil Disputes, Criminal Defense Litigation, and Administrative Procedure & Litigation.

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Korea (2001)

Education

• Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul National University (Completed Coursework, MA in Public Administration & Policy Science, 1996)
• College of Social Sciences, Seoul National University (BA in Economics, 1988)
• Baejeong High School (1983)

Significant Accomplishments

• D&A LLC (2017-Present)
• Attorney, Jiseong LLC (2008)
• Judge, Hongseong Branch of Daejeon District Court (2005)
• Judge, Seoul District Court (2003)
• Judicial Trainee, Seoul High Court (2002)
• Judicial Trainee, Eastern Branch of Seoul District Court (2001)
• Judicial Research and Training Institute of the Supreme Court of Korea (2001)
• Administrative Officer, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (1993)
• Administrative Officer (Probationary), Ministry of Government Administration (1991)
• Passed the Higher Civil Service Examination for Economic Affairs (1990)

Professional Activities and Experience

• Successfully represented a final-stage vehicle manufacturer in a lawsuit for damages caused by a vehicle fire and obtained a court decision that the manufacturer holds no liability for the damages caused by a vehicle fire.

• Lexology Getting the Deal Through | Tax on Inbound Investment in South Korea, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2021)
• Taxation and Accounting for the Construction Industry (Co-author, 2022)
• Recent Trends In Korean Court Decisions For International Tax (1) - Focusing On Taxation For "Domestically Unregistered Patents" Under The United States-Korea Income Tax Convention, Mondaq (2022)
• Lexology Getting the Deal Through | In Brief: post-acquisitions planning in South Korea, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2021-2023)
• Lexology Getting the Deal Through | Q&A: tax on acquisitions in South Korea, Law Business Research (Co-author, 2021-2023)